Mower.



N0 856,697. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907. W. W. & H. H. HARE.

MOWER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1a. 1906.

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To all whom it may concern:

UNITD s'rarns PATE GFHCE WILLIAM W. HARE MOWER.

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed April 16, 1906. Serial No. 311,369,

. Be it known that we, WILLIAM W. HARE and HENRYH. H RE, citizens of the United States, residing at Noblesville, in the county of Hamilton and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful 1m rovements in Mowers; and we do declare t e following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thelnvention, reference being had to the accomplanying drawings, and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon, which form a art of this specification.

This invention relates to machines that are designed to mow grass or other vegetation, and has reference more particularly to lawn mowers.

Objects of'the invention are to provide a mowing machine of improved construction, which may be made of simple parts that may be cheaply manufactured, not liable to dis orders, and adapted to be operated easily ,to provide a mower with improved knives or cutters that, will not be troublesome in the matter of keepin them sharp and to provide a substantia and economical mower.

With the above-mentioned and minor objects in view, the invention consists in a mowing machine having a novel curved finger-bar, a circular rotary sickle-bar or sickleholder, and a novel form of sickle or cutter carried b the sickle-bar; and, the invention consists rther of the novel parts of the machine, and in the combinations and arrange.

ments of parts, as hereinafter particularly described and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan of the improved mower in the form of a and-operated machine, the handle being broken away; Fig. 2, a front elevation thereof with parts broken away; Fig. 3, a top plan of the circular sicklebar and sickles thereon; Fig. 4, a vertical central sectional view ofv the mower; and, Fig. 5, a fragmentary sectional view of the finger-bar.

' Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawings designate like parts or features of construction.

In construction, the mower may be made invarious types, from the lawn mo wer sizes, to the horseower sizes, and provided with suitable app 'ances either for pushing the machine, or for drawing it.

For purposes of descri ption the invention is shown asbeing embodied in a lawn mower, A and A desi nating suitable drive wheels which are emp oyed to carry the mechanism,

the wheels having internal gear-teeth a and being mounted onstud-axles b that are attached to disks B and B which serve as frameends. A main frame member C is preferably formed hollow with openings 0 in its wall and is provided with flanges d and d at its ends that are secured to the disks Band B respectively. ,The middle portion of the member 0 is provided with a journal-box e that normally is upri ht or' with the axis of its bore substantially perpendicular. A shaft D is mounted rotatively in the journal box and has an end f extending down beyond the lower end thereof. A bevel ear-wheel E is secured to the upper end of t 1e shaft D upon the journal box 6. A drive-shaft F is rotatively mounted in suitable bearings in the disks B and B and has suitable pinions G secured thereto that en age the teeth a of the drive wheels, for pro er y driving the shaftF. Abevel gear wheel is secured to the shaft F and is in engagement with the wheel E, for

driving the shaft D. Handle dparts g and g are suitably connected to the sks B and B and are attached to ahandle h for pushing the machine.

The finger-bar I is formed as a segment of a circle in top plan, the convex part being provided with a plurality of guard-fingers J that roject parallel one to the other, or straig t forwardly, the guard-fingers being in other respects of the usual shape and serving as stationary cutting knives, and the convex part between the guard-fingers is preferably beveled to form a cutting edge i. The inner or concave part j of" the finger-bar is preferably true to asegment of a circle. The guard-fingers have guards 7: as usual, and the guard-fingers that are situated at one end of the finger-bar have relatively long cutting edges Z. Slotted arms m and m are attached to the finger-bar and also adjustably attached to th'e'disks B and B, thus supporting the finger-bar so that it may be adjusted to various heights. A curved rear guard K is connected by ears n to the disks B and B and may be attached to the ends of the fin er-bar if desired.

The sic le-bar L is circular in lan, formed as an endless curved bar attac ed to arms AND HENRY H. or NOBLES'VILLEINDIANA,

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desired, however, a web or disk may be substituted for the arms, the whole member being essentially shaped as a wheel, the hub bein mounted on the end f of the shaft and i g. The sickle-bar conforms to the curved back of the finger-bar.

Sic les M or M of suitable number are provided, all of identical sha e, each one being provided with a flat shan 1' by which it is secured to the sickle bar L, the sickle having a curved end 8 and operates on the top of the finger-bar I and across ,theguard-fingers, the top of the sickle-bar and the top of the fingerb=ar being both in one plane, and the sickles extending across the finger-bar,

At the rear of the machine a guide-roller N is mounted in housings t and t that are slotted and adjustably attached to the disks B and B for guiding the finger-barat uniform height.

Various modifications in the construction of the frame and propelling apparatus may be made, and the rear guard K may be omitted without impairing the usefulness of the machine, and within the scope and inagainst the sides of the guard-fingers and also tent of the invention. The finger bar may obvious'lyhave removable knives, if desired.

In ractical use, the mower should be propelle so that the finger-bar will advance ahead of the drive wheels, the gearing described causing the sickles to sweep with great velocity across the stationary cutters or cutting edges of the finger-bar, the sicklebar or wheel moving in the direction indicated by the dart thereon, about the shaft D, and the grass will be drawn and out against the sharp edge 11 between the guardfingers. in tall as in short grass or weeds.

Having thus described the invention,-what is claimed as new 'is 1. A mower including, in combination, a pair of carrying wheels, a pair of disks mounted in the wheels, a frame member secured fixedly to the pair of disks and having it ournal-box midway between the disks, a vertical rotative shaft mounted in the journal-box, a miter gear wheel secured to the shaft and upon the journal-box, a drive shaft mounted in the pair of disks, a miter gear wheel secured to the drive shaft'between the disks 1 in engagement with said other gear wheel,

2. A'mower including, in combination, a.

pair of carrying wheels, a pair of disks having eld adjustably by means of a set-screw The mower will operate equally well asaeegp edly to the pair of disks and having a journal-box midway between the disks, a vertical shaft mounted in the journal-box, driving connections between the shaft and one of the carryin wheels, a sickle-wheel secured to the sha t beneath the journal box, a curved finger-bar havin' the end portions thereof attached ad'usta ly to the frame at the disks thereof, an a sickle secured to thesicklewheel.

3. A mower including, in combination, a pair of carrying wheels, a frame member having a pair of disks attached thereto and mounted in the wheels, each disk having two screwbolts connected thereto, a vertical shaft mounted rotatively in the frame. member midway between the disks, a drive-shaft mounted in the disks above the frame member, driving gearing between the drive-shaft and one of the carrying wheels, driving gear-- ing between the drive-shaft and the vertical shaft, a sickle-Wheel secured adjustably to the vertical shaft, a sickle secured to the sickle-wheel, and a curved sickle-bar havin slotted arms receiving the screw-bolts an thereby secured adjustablyto the disks, each end of the sickle-bar having one arm extending 1vertically and the slot therein being vertica 4. In a lawn mower, the combination of a hollow' main frame member having two flanges at opposite ends thereof, each flange having a disk secured thereto and each disk having two screw-bolts connected, thereto, carrying wheels connected to the disks, a rotative drive-shaft mounted in the disks above the main frame member, gearing between the drive-shaft and one of the carrying wheels, a rotative vertical shaft journaled in the frame member midway between the disks, a sicklewheel secured to the vertical shaft below the said frame member, gearing between the drive-shaft and the rotative-shaft, a sickle secured to the sickle-wheel, a curved fingerbar having on each one of the two ends thereof an arm engaging one of the disks and having a slot therein receiving the two screwbolts, a curvedrear guard having ears connected to the disks, a pair of housings attached to the disks, and a roller journaled in the housings.

In testimony whereof, we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses, on the 9th day of April, 1906. Y

WILLIAM W. HARE. HENRY H. HARE. Witnesses: 5

WILLIAM K. WILSON, JAMES B. GARRISON. 

